Omicron has exposed a chink in the government’s armour: ideology
by Kieran Hurwood At the beginning of the pandemic, the freshly re-elected British government led by Boris Johnson was widely…
Substanceless, Meaningless, Shameless – What Boris’ Johnson’s ‘Winter of Discontent’ tells us about modern British politics
by Stevan Balac A ‘Winter of Discontent’ would perhaps best describe the myriad of scandals that have tainted the (already…
Lights Up on Jo Parker
For this (slightly late) Flipside pride interview, I spoke to second-year International Social and Public Policy with Politics student Jo…
‘The Prime Ministers’: a nuanced reading of politics for a divided age ★★★★
Reading Steve Richards’ expert account featuring everything from Labour PM Harold Wilson to Boris Johnson brings forth the shocking revelation:…
Comment: Are we the generation of political apathy?
Growing up in a politically-active family, I have long been ensconced in politics and foreign affairs. Around the table, it…
Comment: What is the Fourth Estate? Everything.
At a time characterized by media convergence, where structural deregulation persists, and reporting that posits partisan opinion as fact appears…
The trappings of power: Aung San Suu Kyi at the Hague
In December, Nobel Peace-Prize Winner and de-facto civilian leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at The Hague to…
Sadiq Khan and Shaun Bailey go AWOL at LSE London Mayoral Hustings
In moves reminiscent of Boris Johnson’s strategy during the 2019 Tory leadership contest, the London mayoral hustings held at LSE…
Comment: This Lent, I’m giving up loving Boris Johnson
This piece is written under a pseudonym. Post-election Boris Johnson is a very different Prime Minister from his pre-election self.…
LSE populists and virtue signallers should reconcile
Why has student politics become so polarised and what can we do to help change this? By Sagal Mohamed At…
